FINDING PAPA

This poignant and lyrical debut picture book based on the author's own experience and illustrated by Caldecott Honoree, Thi Bui, follows young Mai and her mother's perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa - who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family.

Angela Pham Krans is a children's book author who enjoys writing anywhere with access to Cuban coffee or chocolate croissants. When Angela was finally reunited with her Papa, she did not recognize him with his bushy mustache. But Papa won her over with plenty of toys and treats! Angela lives in Atlanta with her husband and two rambunctious dogs. You can connect with Angela Pham Krans at https://www.angelakrans.com/

Thi Bui plays a cartoonist on the interwebs and spends her days wheeling a suitcase around the world, talking to people. When she is home, she takes her son out to ramen and they draw together. She lives in Berkeley, California and is the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning A Different Pond, as well as the American Book Award-winning The Best We Could Do.